The interview was an online video chat. The interview was a HR interview, discussing motivations for the company, and discussing what the company does. No technical questions at this stage, other than talking about your own work.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Optiver (Amsterdam) in May 2020
Interview
Had contact via email and then a call interview and then a test which tested the java skills and and implementation skill on a hackerrank test. The test could be taken for 48 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you look forward in the job and what makes you a good candidate
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Amsterdam) in Feb 2022
Interview
1- 24h coding assessment in C++, 5 questions 2 - HR screening interview, simple questions, nothing too difficult 3- Short 30min technical interview, questions on programming languages, network theory (UDP vs TCP) 4 - Long 2hr technical interview with 2 senior engineers. First part: design trading system, second part: white board pseudo-coding some simple trading strategies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Describe the trade offs between UDP and TCP. - If you had to work with yourself, what would go well and what wouldn't?
